2003- Social Science History Association Rockefeller travel award.

2002- Chandra Sekharan Award for the best paper presentation for the paper entitled Gender Disparities in Education in Uttar  Pradesh at 25^th Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population on 13^th February 2002.

1992- Completed graduation in Hindi entitled Praveena at the age of 14 from Dakshina Bharat Hindi prachar sabha.

Secured several national and international travel grants for attending various conferences.